Record sheet holder



April 26, 1938` J. H. Now-:S ET AL- 2,115,467

RECORD S HEET HOLDER Filed July 22, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheei'l l j', 5 a y J3 J2 INVENTORS. if/

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Apil 26, 1938. J. HA NoYEs ET A1. a 2,115,467

RECORD SHEET HOLDER Filed July 22, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 3 25 J1 26 ,Z3 25 J2 9' M ATTORN s.

`April 26, 1938. J. H. NOYES ET AL 2,115,467

RECORD SHEET HOLDER Filed July 22, 1956 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 IQIXNTORS.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 26, 1938 UNITED STATESA PATENT OFFIQE RECORD SHEET HOLDER John H. Noyes, Chicago, Ill.,

and Charles B.

Moore, Cincinnati, Ohio, assigner-s to Felt and Tarrant Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois This invention relates in general to record sheet holders, and more particularly to a record sheet holder that greatly facilitates the tabulation of a large number of items on a single sheet by carrying the names of commodities or other notations relative to such itemsv in such manner as to bring the same adjacent to certain related blank spaces on the record sheet, when the latter is properly `positioned in the holder, toeliminate the necessity of having such notations inscribed upon the record sheet.

A principal object of the invention is the provision in such a record sheetV holder of abase member having means for positioning a record sheet thereon in desired relationship to other means mounted for movement relative to the base member, the latter means carrying notations which will be thus alined with certain spaces on the record sheet, so that data relative to such notations may be inscribed upon the sheet in the right spaces, and data already so inscribed cn a record sheet will be correlated with the proper notations to facilitate the accurate interpretation of such data.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of such a record sheet holder in which the notation ,carrying .means is adapted to maintain the record sheet on the sheet positioning means.

A further object of the invention is the provi- Sion of such notation carrying means which are reversible relative to the base member to display other notations on their opposite sides in such position as to co-operate with related spaces on another record sheet having the spaces marked oi in different arrangement from those on the rst record sheet so as to increase the capacity of the device.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will bey apparent as it is better understood from the following description, which, when taken in connection with theV accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred vembodiment thereof. Y

In the drawings: 4',

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a partial top plan view of the device similar to Fig. 1 showing the notation carrying means in another position;

Fig. 3 is a partial top plan view of the device similar'to Figs. 1 and 2 with a different style .of

record sheet;

Fig. 4' is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. '7 is a topy plan view of one form of record i sheet that may be used in the device; and

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of the device.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, reference numeral l l indicates in general a base memberor backing support which is preferably rectangular in'shape and formed of sheet metal, oryany other suitable material. The upper and lower edges of the backing support il are bent upwardly to provide substantially vertically disposed marginal flange portions i2. A strip or slide flanges i2, and is preferably retained thereon b-y meansy of van upper ange M formed integrally therewith and bent down kover theupper edge of the flange l2. A bolt or pin l5 is rigidly secured in any suitable manner to each of the anges l 2 adjacent each end thereof-and extends inwardly through a suitable elongated slot iii in the slide members I3. The pins l5 may be provided with suitable head portions of a larger diameter than the width of the slots i5, so that the slide members: i3 are only permitted limited longitudinal movement relative to the flanges l2. Each end of the slides I3 may be bent inwardly to provide a suitable flange or finger piece I1 to facilitate longitudinal movement of the slides. n

Each of the flanges l2 Vis provided with a plurality of vertically disposed, longitudinaily spaced, elongated slots i8. Similarly spaced elongated slots I9 are provided in each of the slides i3, the

slots i9 being disposed at awslight angle to the vertical. The slots i9 terminate at both their lower and upper ends in short horizontal recesses or dwells 2|. e

' A plurality of notation carrying devices or strips, indicated generally by reference numeral 22, are provided, each of which comprises a short shaft or turning axis 23 secured to each end of a thin rectangular strip 2li, which may be made of sheet metal or any other suitable material. VThe strips 2i are sufficiently flexible to permit bending thereof to allow the insertion ofthe pins or shaft portions 23 into the related 'slots AI8 andflS in the flanges l2 and slides i3, respectively.v The spacing of the slots I8, I9 and the width of the 'strips '213 are such as to result in the latter being mounted in vertically disposed, shingled or overlapping relationship, as shownin Figs. l to 3, and 5. From these gures, it will also be apparent that' the strips 24 may'each be swung'to either I3 is slidably mounted on each of the f. tothe reverse sides ofthe-stripsg24 oniwhich'itheVY Y pinsa25; --and lowering the-members 22 totheir position'of'ligrijin which' they -will retain 'the' Y i of two substantially horizontal positions, using if Athe pins 23 asturning axes;

Referring to Figs. 4, 5, and s, it 'will' be seen j that longitudinal movement-of the slides'l3 relative tothe flanges I2, as permitted by the pin and slotconnections I5, I6 therebetween, will result in vertical Ymovement of the members 22 relative to the backingsupport II.

Y The members 22 will be maintained'ineither their upper or lower positions against laccidental Vdisplacement by Vmeans position.

The baseY member or backing lsupportl I I is proridad with a pair of short; upstanding pins 25 secured thereto inany suitable manner adjacent the upper slide I3. These pins 25 are adapted to properly position asuitable record sheet,v indiy cated generally by yreferencenumeral 2I,f on the 'backing support II .byengaging' holes orapertures 2'I provided in therecord sheet adjacentthe e upper marginal edgethereof; Withthemembers 22"in their raisedpositionY of Fig.' 5, areord sheet 26 may be slid endwise under the same and be positioned over the pins 25.1Lowering of theA -members 22 to theirV position of Fig. Llby sliding the members I3`to'theright (as seen inligs.r 4

and .will bring them into their normal posi- Y tion, in "which their'pivotal'vedgesrare, disposed Y below theplaneof thetops of the pins'25. `Itgwill Y thus be apparent that VAin their normal position the members 22 function as a Vretaining means toV maintain the record sheet 26` on the backing l support Il in its workingV position, as determined Y f :by the location lof the Ypins-25 and apertures 21.

'The preferred form of record sheet 26 shown in Vthe drawings is providedV witha plurality of Avertically disposed columns 28, each Vofwhich isV divided into a plurality of blank-spaces 29 by means Y of Vvsuitablehorizontal and'k vertical 'lines inscribed thereon. Each column 28 may be identified by suitable indici'a3 I adjacent its upper end, and the yvarious horizontally disposed spaces inscribed thereon may be likewise identified by suitable-nu- Y merals or Vthe like `32.

' VYEach of the members 22 is adapted tov function Vas a support' for a replaceable strip of paper or the like 33,'which`is'divided into a plurality of horizontal spaces-and vertical columns having indicia34jinscribedtherein.similar to'indicia 32 on the: record sheet 26,;and1identifying notations .35 inscribed'v thereon adjacent; to the relatedV indicia .34. VSimilar strips `3IV may. be removably secured positions of the indicia34 Vand notations"3 5 are reversed, Vs'othat the former, are inscribed adjacent the turning axis or pivot-.edge of the members V22, as is tl'i'e'oa'se-ofV the indicia 32 on the strips'33." Y j The Yoperation `of* the device -Willf be described Y in conjunction with the tabulationfof` order'sfor.V merchandise a'zretailes'tablishment and therll- 5 ingof these'orders l`at a warehouse or wholesale'` establishment, but :itis to be understoodthat this Y is merely exemplary 'and that the instant'device *is capable of numerous other'uses;

` V.A blank order lsheet 26 ispositionedein recordsheetholder asrabove describedfby raising` the notationY carrying .members 22 to 'their' position'jof-Fig. f 5, impaling theV record sheet on the record 'sheetlin' Iset position. `lilacharticle of mer- Vchandise is represented by one of the indicia 3lIA on the strips 33 and is specifically identied by.

the correspondingnotation135. With the members 22 in their position of lig.` 1, only the left`r hand column 28 on the record sheet 26 will be ex-V posed. It will be noted that the item numbers or indicia 32 on the record sheetY 26V are in'hori- Zonta] alinement" .with thegcorrespon-ding item numbers 34 and identifying notations 35 on the o e strips 33. VDesiring to order any quantity of a particularitem'that is to be found on` the left hand .Y ,strip 33, theretail merchantwill inscribe/such quantity in the blank space 29 of the left hand column 28 of the record sheet 2K6 opposite that particularitem. Having finished-with the items inscribed'onrthe rst left handjstrip 33, the oper*- ator may swing thev notation carrying Vmember 22 Y degrees to its position of YFig. 2.V InV this ligure, the rst and second left 4hand 'notation carrying supporting this` strip through substantially 180 A members 22 are Yshown insuch reversed'p'osition.

Such movement of the members 22 toktheir. re-

versed position will'expose, the column 28 on the record sheet 26 corresponding to the Ystrip 33a-dl Y jacent thereto on therightside thereof. In this manner,V any. and all'colurnrnsr .Z3 on the record sheet l maylbel exposed toView, either in se-Y e quenceorin any desired order,

Having sued" out une orderbiank or rcord sheet 26; the operator may remove the same from the device and sendit to the warehouse orwhole-A sale dealer. Hereit may be inserted, asabove described,` in a similar record sheet holder having the same notations on'themembers 2 2. rIn filling out the order, the particular items desired and the quantitythereof may beaccurately and readily determined by movingthememberslZZ so as to expose the desired column28. on the `record sheet and its'as'sociated stripL 33;l

By mounting the strips 36 on the reverse sides ofthe members 22,jthe. .capacity ofthe device is doubled; since'a different record sheet may beein-r ployed with theseistrips which'is similar to thev record sheet'26, but has the'colurnnseZS thereon spaced Vlongitudinally in a; different manner relative to the apertures V2l, and has the indicia 32`on y the oppositeside ofthe columns 28 to bring them l 'Y e adjacent the indicia 34 on thestrips 36,as shown in Fig. `3. Since each of thestrips 33 and 3 6 is n provided withv suitable identifying marks 3l. corresponding with their associatedv columns-28k on can beno possibilityoferror either in vmaking outY or filling theorder.

v j Thefadvantages .of the instant device are read-f Yily apparent. VIts use obviates the necessity of printing the identifyirignotations on thereoord sheets soY that a greater'` number offiteins 'Y may beV entered Yon` each sheet.H Hence an appreciablysmallen numberj of .record sheets need Vthe two different types of recordsheets 26; there?"V be employed.;V "In, addition, the instant Vrecord ysheet holder providesV a` backing support which. e maybe readily carried around to greatly facili-V tate the making out and lling of the orders. Y' It will be yreadilyvapjrarent that fthe strips-33 and 35 maybe mountedon or supportedby the members 22 "in a different manner` than that f' shown in the drawings.` For example,` the strips *24,maybe. bentover the pivot pins 23 tofprovide Va U-shaped'i clamping Vvdevicewithin which It is thought thatthe inventionY varidfrnany of its attendant advantages Will'be .understoodfrom .70. thestrips 33 andk 36frnaybe inserted; `vSucha .Y Y clampingdevice mayalso be formedV from strips of cellophane,` vo'rlother transparent material;j

the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

We claim; Y

1. A record sheet holder, comprising a bas member, means associated with said base member for positioning a record sheet thereon, and a plurality of strip members mounted on said base member in overlapping relationship for carrying 'mdicia and identifying notations relating to columnar spaces on said record sheet, said means and said strip members co-operating to position related spaces, indicia and notations ad-` jacent each other, and said strip members being mounted for movement relative to said base member to expose only a desired column of Aspaces on said record sheet.

2. A record sheet holder, comprising a base member, means associated with said base member for positioning a record sheet thereon, and a plurality of separate notation carrying strip members mounted on pivots supported on said base member for movement relative to said base member and to each other to expose a desired portion of said record sheet, said pivots being mounted for translational movement toward and away from sai-d base member.

3. A record sheet holder, comprising a base member, means associated with said base member for positioning a record sheet thereon, and a plurality of notation carrying strip members mounted on said base member in overlapping relationship to each other for selected movement to expose a desired portion of said record sh-eet and either surface of a selected one of said strip members.

4. A record sheet holder, comprising a base member, means associated with said base member for positioning a record sheet thereon, and a plurality of notation carrying strip members removably mounted in overlapping relationship to each other on said base member and adapted to be reversibly positioned relative thereto.

5. A record sheet holder, comprising a base member, means associated With said base member for'positioning a record sheet thereon, and a plurality of separate notation carrying strip members pivotally mounted on said base member on spaced parallel axes so as to be selectively moved to expose a desired portion of said record sheet.

6. A record sheet holder, comprising a base member, Vmeans associated with said base member for positioning a record sheet thereon, and a plurality of notation carrying strip members pivotally mounted on said base member in overlapping relationship to each other.

7. A record sheet holder, comprising a base member, meansY associated with said base member for positioning a record sheet thereon, a

plurality of notation carrying strip members, andv strip members supporting means "mounted'on' said base member for movement relative to said base member to move said strip members vertiVV cally into and out of operative relationship with said record sheet.

8. In a record sheet holder, a base member, a

plurality of pins secured to and upstanding from.V

posed angularly thereto, whereby movement ofY said slides relative to said flanges will move said strip members vertically relative to said baseY member.

9. In a record sheet holder, a base member, means mounted on said base member for locat ing a record sheet thereon having columns of blank spaces and identifying indicia, and a plurality of members pivotally mounted on said basev member in overlapping relationship to each other for supporting replaceable sheets having columns of similar indicia and identifying notatio'ns thereon, said first means and said sheet supporting members co-operating to position related indicia on said sheets adjacent each other.

JOHN H. NOYES. VCHARLES B. MOORE. 

